Turkey: A Short History
A historical narrative about Turkey is impressive but lacks a framework, warns M. Şükrü Hanioğlu
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The Global Forest: 40 Ways Trees Can Save Us
A tribute to trees and the diverse nature of their impact on our lives is no revelation to Jules Pretty
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Universities could be in private hands 'in six months'
Mooted change in legal status may allow investors to obtain degree-awarding powers. John Morgan writes
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Appointments
University College LondonMichael WortonAn English academic has been honoured with an award usually reserved for French nationals. Michael Worton, vice-provost (international) and Fielden professor of...
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Support for reputation measure; respondent profiles boost confidence
The use of reputation surveys in university rankings is controversial. Many do not like the combination of subjective information with objective data and there are concerns that reputation surveys...
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Diary
Southampton Bully BoyMajor Oscar Hadley is flown to the front line to probe allegations of severe misconduct within a self-styled "Bully Boy" unit of the British Army. Yet when young squaddie Eddie...
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Commissioner Viviane Reding: More joint research projects and an open regulatory dialogue: Keys for better business conditions and improved market access between the EU and South East Asia in the ICT
Singapore, 19 June 2005 Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my immense pleasure to be with you here today in a country which is one of the leaders in information &...
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Appointments
University of LeicesterHelen YaffeA historian who stood in anti-apartheid picket lines in London in the 1980s is now researching the movement as part of her new role at the University of Leicester....
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Glory in Excelsior!
Superhero comics gave Stephen Mumford the reading bug at an early age and a passion for the form he retains to this day. Even in the blockbuster era, he says, panels can't be beat...
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From where I sit - 'Pure' and 'impure' thought
"Welcome to the Land of the Pure," a feminist professor proclaimed with a twinkle during my recent research trip to Pakistan. Yet in the aftermath of the assassination of Salman Taseer, the governor...
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International Law in World Politics: An Introduction
Author: Shirley V. ScottEdition: Second revisedPublisher: Lynne RiennerPages: 325Price: £17.95ISBN 9781588267450The study of international law in the contemporary period is no longer confined to a...
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Recruit more home staff to foreign hubs, report urges
Quality warning for overseas campuses that fail to export 'institutional culture', writes John Morgan
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Appointments
University of TorontoBarbara DickA former student of the University of Toronto has been appointed as its assistant vice-president (alumni relations). Barbara Dick graduated from University College at...
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University of Leicester - Not good enough to be stolen
Modern criminals have undergone a "career change", switching focus from traditional house burglaries to personal muggings, according to research. The study by James Treadwell, a lecturer in...
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The 'Mickey Mouse' that roared: media studies takes on its critics
Manifesto project strives to defend subject and clarify its aims and impact. Matthew Reisz writes